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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Number of Children at Home (8) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
Total - Census family structure Total couple families Married couple families Common-law couple families Total lone-parent families Female parent families Male parent families
Note(s) :
Total - Families by number of children at home 2,695 2,275 1,725 545 415 340 75
Total families without children at home 925 925 620 300 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,765 1,350 1,105 245 420 345 75
1 child at home 740 530 400 130 210 160 45
2 children at home 615 495 440 55 120 95 25
3 or more children at home 415 325 260 65 85 85 10
Total children at home 3,345.0 2,595.0 2,125.0 465.0 750.0 640.0 110.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.8 1.9 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (S9V, CodeS9V)